Vera Carpenter

A Legacy of Love

Vera Carpenter

Like most from her generation,

Vera led a hardworking life;

She mothered three good children,

And to Jack was a fine wife.

Vera loved to cook and sew;

And southern gospel was her choice;

She once led singing in a little church,

Did you know she had such a voice?

Her passion was to go fishing,

She could really reel ‘em in;

She knew how to clean and fry,

Right along with the rest of the men.

She made her children work and mind,

Or they knew they’d get a spanking;

But that’s because she was a good mother,

And today her children are thanking.

She nicknamed both of her son-in-laws

Shorty and Grouch, they admit;

Vera was a woman, who loved to travel,

She just wouldn’t give up and sit.

Eighty-three years she lived her life,

Being frugal and working hard;

A few days ago God called her home,

She went on to be with the Lord.

A lady of strength and character,

She left a legacy of memories to embrace;

Yes Vera will be missed down here,

But she’s in Heaven by God’s saving grace.

Larry Sparks